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1 Peso El Morro - Santiago de Cuba
| Issuer | Cuba |
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| Year | 1984 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | A detailed view of the Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (El Morro) fortress at Santiago de Cuba is depicted in the central field, rendered in relief with the fortification's characteristic tiered ramparts rising above the rocky coastline. The curved upper legend reads CASTILLOS DE CUBA, identifying the series, while the curved lower legend EL MORRO - STGO. DE CUBA names the specific castle and its location. The date 1984 appears in the exergue or within the field below the central motif. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Cuba's hard-currency collector series of the 1980s was a calculated response to the island's chronic shortage of convertible foreign exchange, with coins like this issued specifically for sale to tourists and overseas collectors rather than domestic circulation. The peso face value was nominal; the real transaction was in dollars, deutschmarks, or whatever hard currency a visitor carried.
El Morro castle at Santiago de Cuba is a separate fortification from the better-known Castillo del Morro guarding Havana harbor — a distinction the catalog entry does not make, but which matters to the series collector.